Former Boyceville assistant softball coach pleads guilty to assaulting student in Barron County

By LeAnn R. Ralph

CUMBERLAND  —  A former volunteer assistant volleyball, basketball and softball coach in Boyceville has pleaded guilty in connection with the sexual assault of a student at Cumberland High School.

Courtney A. Jensen, 25, appeared in Barron County Circuit Court Monday (October 19) and pleaded guilty to five amended misdemeanor counts of fourth degree sexual assault.

Jensen initially was charged in May with one felony count of the sexual assault of a student by school staff and one misdemeanor count of sexual intercourse with a child.

According to the criminal complaint, a detective with the Barron County Sheriff’s Department was called to Cumberland High School May 1 for a report of a female teacher having sexual contact with a female student.

The teacher was identified as Jensen, who taught fifth grade in the Cumberland school district and also was a softball and volleyball coach.

The detective reported that he met with Jensen, who admitted that since September of 2014, she had been in a relationship with a student.

The student was 17 at the time their relationship started but turned 18 on March 14 of this year, according to the criminal complaint.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled in Barron County Circuit Court for Jensen December 1.

According to Kevin Sipple, Boyceville school district administrator, at the time Jensen was charged, there were no complaints or issues  concerning Jensen during her time as a volunteer assistant coach and student teacher in Boyceville.

The Honorable James C. Babler set bail for Jensen in May with a $5,000 signature bond, and as a condition of bail, ordered Jensen to have no contact with minors unless in the presence of a parent or guardian.

Online court records list a Cornell address for Jensen.